Automatic sanitary garbage-can.



J. W. ROSS.

AUTOMATIG SANITARY GARBAGE CAN.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3, 1909.

Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

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JONAS W. BOSS, 013 ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

AUTOMATIC SANITARY GARBAGE-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 3, 1909. Serial No. 516,139.

Patented Apr. 26; 1910.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, J ONAS W. Ross, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at St. J oseph, in the county of Buchanan and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful lm rovements in AutomaticSanitary Garbage-bans, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to. improvements in garbage cans, the objects ofwhich are to provide a garbage can which shall be thoroughly sanitary,adapted to receive and transport garbage general] andmore'particularlyapplicable to kitc ien use. Also to so construct and arran e the partsof a garba "e can, that every acility shall be provi ed for de ositinggarbage in said can, and that whi c said garbage is thus beingdeposited, practically all of the fumes and .gases, arising from garbagein said can shall be prevented from escaping therefrom.

Further objects are to provide ready means for tightly closing said canand for transporting, opening, emptying and cleaning all the parts,without liability to offensive accidents, or injury to the can.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing in which 2- Figure 1 is a vertical section, on the line X X,seen in Fig. 3, with the lid open. Fig.

2 is a side elevation with the lid closed.

Fig. 3 is a top plan with lid closed.

My invention comprises an ordinary receptacleor can, 1, cylindrical inform, made of sheet metal. Can 1 is provided with a lurality of studs 2,one of which is seen in l ig. 2, andis covered by cover 3, provided withrim 3 telescop'ed on the upper end por- Said rim has a plurality ofslots 4, of inverted L shape and spaced to coincide with studs 2 andadapted to engage said studs for detachably securing cover 3 on can 1.Rim 3 has handles 5 secured thereon, whereby said rim and parts attachedthereto, are rotated and lifted from can 1, in the usual well knownmanner of operating a bayonet fastening.

Cover 3 has lid (3 rotatably secured thereon by hinges 7, for coveringopening 8, formed through said cover The free edge of said lid isprovided with handle 9, by

which said lid is rotated. Extending across the rear edge of opening 8,is the inclined flange 10, formed with cover 3. Secured to the lowersurface of said cover and extending downward and inward from the frontcurved edge of opening 8, is the semicircular inclined chute 11, (seeFigs. 1. and 3,) adapted to direct garbage from said opening into can 1.

The space between the lower edge of flange 10 and the edge of chute 11,forms the discharge opening 13 of said chute, which is normally closedby gate 14: rotatably secured at its upper edge to the lower surface ofcover. 3, by hinges 15. The lower edge of said gate is provided withweight 16, secured thereon, and adapted to rotate said gate, from theposition indicated by dotted lines 14, to the position seen at 14 inFig. 1, in which position, said ate is tightly pressed against the innerec go of chute 11,

for thus auton'iatically closing discharge opening 13; while the upperedge portion of said gate is pressed against flange 10, for forming atight joint, at this portion of said ate.

b It will be seen that rim 3 extends to a lower level than does the edgeof gate 14, thereby protecting said gate and adjacent parts from injury,when the same are removed from can 1. Should the user of the can, beneglectful, and remove said cover 3 down chute 11, against the free edgeportion of gate 14, which by reason of the inertia and gravity of saigarbage, is 1'0- tated on hinges 15, from the position seen, to theposition indicated by dotted lines 14', upon which said garbage passesthrough the discharge opening 13 in chute 11 and past said gate andgravitates to the position of garbage l2, seen in Fig. 1. After saidgarbage has thus passed gate 14, said gate gravitates to the normalposltion, again closing discharge opening 18. I

From the foregolng 1t Wlll be readlly seen and understood, that theautomatic action, (without attention or care,) of gate 14,

as described, practically prevents admission of light and air in can 1,and the decaying action of same on garbage 12, and also prelid 6 onhinges 7, from the position seen'in Fig. l, to the position seen in Fig.2, thus providing a thoroughly sanitary garbage can.

The entire can and contents are transported by handles 1 to any desiredplace, for emptying same; cover 3, carrying chute 11, gate 14 and lid 6,is removed from can 1, by handles 5, as previously described, thusrendering all interior and exteriorsurfaces .of the described partseasily accessible for emptying and cleaning, in any usual well knownmanner, such as a dash of water, a stream of water from a hose, etc.

It will be seen and understood that the sides of the chute 11 beingsemicircular, cause garbage thrown therein, to be defieete ed toward thecenter of said chute, and that said deflected garbage will thereby becaused to gravitate in bulk against gate 14 near the lower edge-thereof,thus insuring the posi tive opening of said gate and the gravitationfrom said chute, of practically all of said garbage.

Having fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In agarbage can in combination, a

j portable can of cylindrical form, provided hinged thereon, adapted tocover said opening: a semicircular open chute, having the upper edgethereof secured to the lower surface of said cover at the curvedboundary ofsaid opening, said chute extending therefrorrhinward anddownward at an inclinewardly inclined flange extending from said coverand ,forming the upper boundary of said discharge opening, and a gate,rotata bly scoured atits upper edge toithe lower surface of said cover,said gate being adapted to gravitate and rest against said chute andflange and'close said discharge opening, said gate being adapted to beprotected by said rim of said cover.

2. In a. portable garbage can, a cover for said can, said cover beingprovided with a.

rim adapted to'be telescoped on said can; said cover having asemicircular o ening therethrough and a, lid, hinged t ereon adapted tocover said opening; a semicircular open chute having the upper edgethereof secured to the lower surface of said cover at the curvedboundary of said opening, said chute being extended from said cover,downward and inward at an incline thereto and terminating at its lowerextremity in a discharge opening therefor, said lowerextremity formingan inclined, semicircular boundary for the sides and bot-- tom of saiddischarge opening; a downwardly and inwardly inclined flange,.ex-

tending from said cover and forming the upper boundary of said dischargeopening,

and a gate, rotatably secured at its upperedge to the lower surface ofsaid cover, said gate being provided with a weight thereon and adaptedto be pressed by the gravity of said weight against said chute andflange, and close said discharge open1ng.-

. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

JONAS w. ROSS.

